Mcdowell County Historical Poverty Level Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 8,892 | 20.17%, see rank | 17.58% | 15.59% |
| Family in Poverty | 1,711 | 14.70%, see rank | 13.04% | 11.47% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 8,347 | 19.02%, see rank | 16.83% | 14.88% |
| Family in Poverty | 1,517 | 13.38%, see rank | 12.41% | 10.92% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 7,834 | 17.87%, see rank | 15.53% | 13.82% |
| Family in Poverty | 1,533 | 13.32%, see rank | 11.37% | 10.08% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 6,495 | 15.23%, see rank | 15.06% | 13.47% |
| Family in Poverty | 1,307 | 11.67%, see rank | 11.06% | 9.86% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Population in Poverty | 4,726 | 11.60%, see rank | 12.28% | 12.38% |
| Family in Poverty | 1,075 | 8.96%, see rank | 9.04% | 9.16% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
